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In honor of Arnold turning 75 today: What's his all-time greatest movie?
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I voted T2 because it's definitely his best but I have a huge soft spot for Commando. That movie is so much fun.
I wouldn't go that far, but yes I do think the original Terminator is a better film. It's a lot more lean.
T2 is the best movie he's in but it's not really because of him. Predator is also amazing but it's more of an ensemble thing. Gotta go with Commando for his starring role.
Excuse me OP, but you appear to have left one of Arnie's greatest cinematic masterpieces off of the poll.
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I unironically love him in this movie. He hams it up so much and is easily the best part of the film. My actual answer to the poll would probably be Terminator 1 though. I don't think the second film quite captures the tension and suspense that the first one has.
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I can basically only see Commando as a comedy film with action elements these days. lol
"Let off some steam, Bennett", or...
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If I have had just one more poll option, it would have been in.
If I have had just 17 or 18 more poll options, it would have been in.
I'm honestly a sucker for Eraser. He has so many one liners. "Your luggage" will never not make me cackle.
Voted Conan because i think it's underrated and secretly his best role. But yeah...in the end i guess i gotta hand it to T2
I voted Terminator but both the original film and Terminator 2 are fantastic. It is one of the rare cases where sequels are fantastic instead of being sub par or ok at best.
Total Recall is his best action movie, i feel -- T2 is more about "other" characters than him.
Jingle All the Way is his best comedy movie.
Jingle All the Way is his best comedy movie.
T1 > T2
Conan the Barbarian and Total Recall are up there too though. All classics.
Arnold at 73 here, doing reps of curls with 95 pounds plus the weight of the bar, probably another 22 pounds for that.
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Conan the Barbarian and Total Recall are up there too though. All classics.
Arnold at 73 here, doing reps of curls with 95 pounds plus the weight of the bar, probably another 22 pounds for that.
View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tAzMLhwryJ8
Let's give a quick shoutout to The Iron Mask, one of the least popular and lowest rated movies he's been in according to Letterboxd. It's not a good but entertainingly peculiar funhouse mirror version of a discount bootleg PotC filtered through a Russian Chinese lens with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jackie Chan in it (IN SUPPORTING ROLES). It's underappreciated and I feel like people don't know about it, which doesn't feel right for something with Chan and Arnold in it. Before I heard of it I'd never heard of it. That needs to change.
I like you. Best line from the movie
I like T1 more than T2 but if the focus is on Arnold then my vote goes to T2. His role is 'bigger' in T2.
We have an Arnold thread once a quarter, don't we.
I don't mind, I just feel like we've done a "which was your fav Arnold movie" at least twice this year already.
Terminator 2 is obviously the most important work in his catalog, and one of the most important movies in the history of cinema. That said, I prefer him in True Lies. He got to enjoy himself and show his range in a way that Terminator 2 and Total Recall did not. Monologues, seriousness, sexiness, and comedy were all part of his character in True Lies.
I don't mind, I just feel like we've done a "which was your fav Arnold movie" at least twice this year already.
Terminator 2 is obviously the most important work in his catalog, and one of the most important movies in the history of cinema. That said, I prefer him in True Lies. He got to enjoy himself and show his range in a way that Terminator 2 and Total Recall did not. Monologues, seriousness, sexiness, and comedy were all part of his character in True Lies.
I voted T2 because it's a great movie in every single way; perhaps a rare perfect film.
However honorable mention goes to Last Action Hero for skillfully deconstructing his own career and image. And giving him some interesting character development to chew through over the course of the movie.
However honorable mention goes to Last Action Hero for skillfully deconstructing his own career and image. And giving him some interesting character development to chew through over the course of the movie.
I love this because Arnold hit the wrong window and broke actual glass with his bare fist.
Unironically jingle all the way. That movie has a special place in my heart and is very nostalgic for me.
Also, I know this is semi off topic, but is Arnold legit the only tolerable republican? Some of his stances have me questioning why he even wants to associate with them still to this day
Also, I know this is semi off topic, but is Arnold legit the only tolerable republican? Some of his stances have me questioning why he even wants to associate with them still to this day
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